How to Add Sound to Raspberry Pi Game Pad

How to Add Sound to Raspberry Pi Game Pad

The Raspberry pi is a single board computer that is designed with an aim of providing help in the computer education to students at school. This is a nice platform to try different programming techniques and learn software tools also. The board is provided with a RCA connector which can be used to connect it directly to a TV screen which is based on PAL and NTSC standard. The board also has a HDMI connector output which can be used to connect the board to a HD TV.

The Raspberry pi board is also very easy to interface with external devices or circuits through its pin outs. This board is also provided with an audio socket also. All these makes the Raspberry pi a suitable platform for playing and developing interesting games.

This article focuses on how to add sound to a game that is coded to be played with a Raspberry pi gamepad. This simple graphical game is coded using the HTML5 and JavaScript language and interfaced it with a simple game pad hardware connected to the pins of Raspberry pi board. This game is added with a background music and keypad tones which can be enjoyed while playing with the help of a headset or sound system.